Sunday, April 10, 2022

On Palm Sunday, Pope Calls for Easter Truce in Ukraine, Condemns 'Folly of War'

"Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine and condemned the "folly of war" as he
led Palm Sunday services in St. Peter's Square before an audience of tens of thousands of people.
He also urged negotiations to find a solution to the conflict. In an apparent reference to Russia, he said: "What kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?" Newsmax

Russian nuclear workers freed in Ukraine

"Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear company, has announced that four of its employees who had been held by the Ukrainian authorities since late February have been freed as part of a prisoner swap and returned to Russia." RT

Anti-Russian sanctions compromise ammonia storage

"Some 40,000 tons of the hazardous material are stored at a Latvian facility that is unable to
pay its service provider due to restrictions. The hazardous material is owned by Ventamonjak, the company that runs the liquid ammonia terminal located at the local port. The terminal, which has multiple holding tanks to store ammonia, is the largest facility of its kind in the Baltic Sea region." RT

 

Riots in Shanghai After the Government's Utter Failure to Feed People

"The Communist Chinese .....The situation in Shanghai is scary. Reports of millions struggling to feed themselves, elderly unable to access medicine, videos of small riots breaking out circulating on social media. Many households relying on inadequate govt food deliveries.
 Meanwhile, the restrictions are probably killing more people than would ever have died of COVID-19. Older citizens are being left to die in short-staffed hospitals as doctors, nurses, and other health care industry workers are placed in quarantine." PJM

Ukrainian soldiers execute injured Russian soldiers in video

"The video appears to depict Ukrainian soldiers standing over dead and wounded Russian
soldiers before shooting a wounded Russian three times, presumably killing him.
The New York Times confirmed the authenticity of a video depicting Ukrainian servicemembers shooting wounded Russian soldiers dead in execution-style killings on Wednesday." JP

Danish Volunteer Soldier Alleges Ukrainians Have Executed Russian Prisoners

 "A Danish soldier who volunteered to fight alongside the Ukrainian armed forces has made
claims that Ukrainian soldiers have been executing Russian prisoners of war. The Dane, who uses the pseudonym Jonas, has alleged that Ukrainian soldiers have killed Russian prisoners of war during the war, saying: “I have heard of one successful prisoner exchange, and that’s it,” and adding: “People are being killed.” Said to be a marksman, Jonas travelled to Ukraine to volunteer to fight alongside the Ukrainian armed forces and told state-owned Danish broadcaster TV2 he has also killed Russian soldiers — but never any captured prisoners. He told the broadcaster of an 18-year-old Russian prisoner of war who told him he had worked as a compute programmer in Russia prior to the war and did not want to be in Ukraine. According to Jonas, the teen was buried the next day after being killed." MichaelSavage.com

Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv for Meeting with Zelensky

"Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv (Kiev) for a sit-
down meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky." Breitbart